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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-28
WHO WROTE DIXIE {?
The Proof Said to Be in Favor Of
Dan Emmett, of Bryant's Old
MinStrelS.


Baltimore American.
1t was on Saturday night in 1859,
when Dan Emmett was a member of
Bryant's MINISTRIES. in New York, that
Dan Bryant came to Emmett and said:
dan. can't you get us up walk
around? | want something new and
lively for Monday night. At that date
all minstrel shows used to wind up
with a walk-arOund. The demand for
them was constant, and Emmett was the
composer of all of them for Bryant's
MINISTRIES. Emmett of course went to
work, but he had done so much i'll that
line that nothing at first presented itself
that he liked. At last he hit upon the
first two bars, and any composer can
tell how good start that is in the man
ufacture of tune. By Sunday after
neon he had the words commencing, Il
wish i was in Dixie"
This colIoquial eXpressian is not, as
most people supposed Southern phrase,
but first appeard among the circus men
in the North. In early fall, when nip
ping frostS would OVertake the tented
wanderers, the boys would think of the
genial warmth of the section they were
heading for. and the common expression
would be: ''Well,I wish was in Dixie"
This gave the catch line: the rest of the
song was original. On Monday morn
ing the song was rehearSed and highly
commended, and at night crowded
house came to hear the refrain, and half
of the auditors went home singing
Dixie" The song became the rage,
and Newcomb's. the Buckleys' and
other minstrel parties gave Emmett 50
for the privilege of using it. Nh. Wer-
lein. of New Orleans, wrote to Emmett
to secure the copyright, but,
without waiting for an answer, pub
Iished it, with words by Mr.. Peters.
Pond, of New York, secured it from
Emmett, and gave him 5000, but Wer-
lein sold thousands of copies without
giving Dan a nickel. Not only was
Emmett robbed of the profits of his
song, but the authorship of it was dis
Duted. VIII S. Hays, of Louisville,
claimed it as his own. He told the
writer of these lines that he wrote it
at the breaking out of the war, but he
was talking to the wrong man that day.
and | told him so. Pond brought the
matter before music publishers con-
vention and settled the question of au-
thOrship, but Dan reaped no benefit
from this tardy justice. Emmett got
into trouble about his song during the
war. 1t was considered rebel song,
and sapient editor in Maine declared
that Dan was a SecesSionist, aud that
he should be treated as one, although
the song was written two years before
the commencement of the rebel lion.
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GENEROUS AND CARELESS.

How Secretary Whitney Attends
to Private and Public Business.
Washington Star.
Everybody knows that Secretary
Whitney is very rich man, but in
stances of his generosity and liberalitv
are occurring constantly that no one
ever hears of. The other day a lady
was telling him story of her Sufferings
and misfortunes. No one of the visit
OrS in the big office room heard any of
the particulars, but her manner indi-
Gated her errand. The Secretary'S SYM
pathy was evidently touched. Before
she was through talking messenger
who had been sent to the bank, entered
and handed the secretary large roll OF
bills. The secretary pulled out several
notes, and without looking at the de-
nominations quietly slipped them into
her hand. The JOY that beamed in her
face was pleasant to see, and the rich
cabinet officer probably felt well re-
paid for his generosity. The whole
thing was done without ostentation, but
rather with an effort to avoid detection;
but it did not escape the notice OF the
Star man, who was waiting in a corner
for moments talk with the secretary.
Nearly every expenditure in the navy
department about which there is doubt
of its proper charge to the government
is met by the secretary from his private
purse. The bills he has paid for the
entertainment of visiting officials and
foreigners would make quite large
amount. He is so used to handling
large sums of money that he is hot as
careful as most people would be. The
other day he was hunting through his
Office at the navy department for an
official paper which had been miSlaid.
One of the drawers of his big desk
which he was searching thoroughly be-
came caught at the back and refused to
pull out very far. The secretary gave
it hard jerk and the drawer came out,
and so did the obstruction, which proved
to be $1,000 i'm hard cash that the Secre-
tary had forgotten all about.
In attending to his private business
the secretary has the invaluable assist
ance of his factotum "Mac," who serves
tary has perfect confidence in him, and
has intrusted hundreds of thousands of
dollars in his care. Mac obeyS nobody
but the secretary, and when he tells
him to do anything it will be done, no
matter what may be the difficulties. He
will go where he is sent if he has to hire
special train to get there. A
short time ago the secretary tossed
him a loosely rolled bundle
fastened with rubber band.
saying, MAC. want that in New York
tomorrow morning. "YeS, sir" was
the reply land the roll was promptly put
with bundle of newspapers. You
don't know what that contains, do yOu?"
said one of the clerks of the secretary'S
Office in an undertone to Mac. ''No.and
don't care a d-n.'' was the reply.
The bundle contained lot of valuable
stock. but the secretary knew that any
thing intruSted to his confidential mes
senger was safe, whether it was news
paper or million dollars, and he didn't
need 10 go into particulars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-28
GIVING CROOKS POINTERS.
How Unguarded Conversation
Often Results in Loss.

Often Results in Loss.
Chicago Journal.
Two gentlemen neighbors happeni ng
to sit next to each other on the street
car on the morning trip to their offices,
one remarked to the other that he
should be bothered all day because he
had left his watch under his pillow.
Then they naturally fell into
conversation as to how they dis
posed of their valCables at night. At
the next street corner man got off, went
back to the house of the owner of the
watch. whom he knew by sight and rep
utation, and represented himself to the
lady of the house as messenger from
her husband, sent for his watch, left
under his pillow. She, finding the val
liable i'll that place, unSuspectingly
handed it to the thief, who ran no IiSk
whatever of detection, and deliberately
walked away with his booty. Another
case was that of a lady, some years ago,
who, while ascending Oh the elevator of
one of our largest dry goods stores,
suddenly discovered that she had left
ter. a cash boy was in the ele-
with them. "Send this boy to the desk
for it, said the lady's friend. There
upon the lady described the purse, its
contents and its inscription. The boy
left the goods he was carrying at their
destination. received his return instruc-
tons and then went to the desk. He
was just a moment too late. Il have
just given that purse to woman who
described it accurately" said the clerk
at the desk, land she went Immediately
out of the door," The owner of the
purse should have bethOught herself
how many auditors she had in the eleva-
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quite right in my mind since that time"
said Aunt Hannah, as her voice sank to
whisper and her mind recalled the
ghostly experience Of her early widow
hood.
but, Aunt Hannah" said the lady,
chow did you get to California;"
Everything seems so unreal to me, L
don't know quite how did get there.
My friends converted my property into
bonds for me, and after my parents died
went to the Sandwich Islands and met
there a man named Potter. He said he
loved me and L married him, but he de.
what money had. and came to Cali
fOrnia," and so saying the crone jumped
nimbly to her feet, and the veil seemed
once again to fall across her mind.
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dare to meet hin, on account of his power

dare to meet him ON account of his power
over her. In the meantime she met
Clement G. Clay, and was satisfied that
he was her destiny. Shortly after the
engagement was announced she got q
note from Mcclellan, asking for an in
terview. Being afraid of his spell and
that he might kill her, she declined. 1t
was only few days later when Nc
Clellan rode into the then little pine
town of Columbus, Miss. He was
shown to room at an inn, the floor
of which was irregular like those
Of all such places. he poured
water on the floor and observed
which way the incline ran. Then
dressing himself with the greatest care
and exquisite neatneSS, he lay down
with his head inclined with the floor.
He placed one hand across his breast,
and with the other the muzZle of his ia
vorite duelling pistol at the base of the
brain, where death is instantaneous.
He was found there dead, without a
stain of blood on his scrupulOusly clean,
perfectly arrayed person, having real
lied his superstition at last, that finding
no one else who could kill him, he be-
came felo de Sc.
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cas IL my op star
another was confirmed. Sufficient evil
dence came to me to establish the ex-
istence of murderous plot beyond
question and before the time set for the
following day realized that was to be
as heartlessly put out of the way as my
friend had been.
Approaching the fact that having
once determined to kill me the con-
spirators would certainly accomplish
their purpose, especially when they
realized shat l had discovered their
plans, / sold out my possessions and at
the end of three days, with wife and
children, I was on the ocean en- route
for New York;
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WAREHOUSES AND NAPOLEON
Her Dislike for the Emperor
Turned to Love.

Cosmopolitan.
When the divorce between Napoleon
and Josephine had been announced re-
ports We're put in circulation that Marie
Louise was to be the new empress of
France. Referring to these rumors, she
writes under the date of Jan. 10, 1910:
Il don't believe word of what they
say. Napoleon would not risk a REFUSAL
and there is too much harm that he can
yet do us. And papa is too good to
wish to force me i'll so grave matter
| let them talk, but pity the poor
princess that he will choose. However,
I'm very sure that l am not the victim
predestined by politics." And a few
days later: ''Since Nap0leOn'S divorce
expect to find the name of tie woman
he has chosen in every number of the
Frankfort Journal. l confess that this
delay makes me anxious in spite of
himself. | have, however. placed my
fate in the hands of Providence, which
alone knows what will conduce to our
happiness: but if ill-luck will have it,
am ready to sacrifice my happiness for
the good of the state. One only finds
true happiness in duty done, even at the
price of ones peace of mind"
Again, on Jan. %, she writes as fol-
lows: Il know that they already have
me married, in Vienna, TO the great Ma
pOleOn. but | hope the rumOr is un-
founded. However, | am none the less
thankful for your kind wishes; if, in
spite of all, the thing comes to pass.
shall be the only one not TO rejoice at
it In letter bearing the same date
addressed to her friend, Mile. de Poutet,
she adds that she amuSeS herself by
composing waltZeS, singular mode of
preparing for an heroic act.'
4 hiatus of three months now occurs
in the correspondence. In the mean
time Marie Louise, having been married
to the modern AntichriSt. and finding
him not so desirable as he was painted
she became recOnciled to her lot. The
next letter is dated ''COmpiegne. April
n. 1S10.' Il wish, my dear Victoria"
she again writes to Mile. de Poutet,
who had herself just beeu married,
that you may be as happy as l am,
and that you may find in life enjoy ment
equal to mine" She also praised Ma
pOleon'S easy disposition, his willing
ness to oblige and his graciousness, and
declared that her happiest moments
were those that she passed alone with
him.
After the birth of her son, the king of
Rome she prays heaven that the child
may. like his father, make all those
happy that shall be brought in contact
with and know him. She has but one
cause of unhappiness-her husband
absence. Il can only be happy near
him. May God ever preserve you from
such a separation. 1t is too much for a
loving heart, and should it continue
longer | feel that | shall Succumb." In
bidding him gOOd-by she was conyulsed
by "a more violent emotion than she
had ever experienced in leaving her
family" If a day passed without re-
ceiving letters she was at once thrown
into the deepest despair. and when one
came it only cOmforted her for few
hours.
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SCraps of Snort,

Danny Needham-I am ready to fight Gil
more any time he makes a proposition. /
woul dprefer to fight to finish atsOme point
within 1OO miles of St. Paul. or / viii make
it fifteen rounds. l will put up purse or
fight for the receipts. could fight at 1877
pounds, but would prefer so at catch
weights.
Patsy OTeary is training himself at Bass
lake. He is in prime condition, and weighed
yesterday only l21 pounds. just a pound
more than he must weigh at the rings side
Jan. 5. Betting is slightly in favor OF
OIeary. Warren is at La Crosse preparing
for his meeting with Weir next week.
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MARINE.

SAUL STE MARIE, Mich, Nov. 81
Passed up-0ntario, 1850 p. m; Alberta,
$40 p. m. Passed dewn-H. A. Tuttle,
Spokane, ESQ p. M; Missoula, Roumania,
$40 p. M; Australasia. 9:45 p. M; Kasota,
Yakime, $40 u. H.; Jay Gould, 5:1op m
Wind-Northwest; strong gale with snow.
PORT OF DULUTH.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. 27.-Arriyed: Pro-
peller T. Ii. Camp. from Port Arthur, with
passengers. fish and sundries. Departed:
Propeller j. c. Gilchrist with schooner II. d..
Halverson. aud propeller Waldo A. Avery
with schooner III. A. Hawgood; all with
wheat for Buffalo. The last two vessels are
the last to leave for the lower lake this sea-
son. Two boats are expected to arrive. 1t is
very cold and clear, with light wind
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
New York-La Gascogne from Havre, and
the Willkommen from Bremen.
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a retired steamboat man living at
Houston. frequently visited the city
of oleandcrS, and whenever he did lie
INDUCED in bit of spree and tuSSlc
with the tiger. 1t was one night i'll the
early spring that had occasion to visit
the bank presided over by.Odell II Nor
ton. just over the Two Brothers saloon,
and going up the stairs brushed against
the captain, who was already. although
it was still early in the evening. about
half SeaS-Oyer, and insisted on my keep
ing him company while he tackled the
ROYAL Bengal animal. jim Odell was at
the table himself dealing as the captain
entered. and buying $50 worth of checks
he began the contest. Luck steadily
favored him, and in few minutes
he had won $3.50 of the bank.
With a drunken gravity the captain
now insisted that he had had enough
for one night, and that he was going to
bed. The smiling gambler tried in
every way to induce him to play longer.
but TO no purpose, and caShing i'll his
checks the captain dOnned his Oyerc0at
and prepared to leave the tigers den.
Jim Norton. the other partner. had ell
tered the room in the meantime, and
had taken his place at the roulette
wheel, which stood just inside the door
of the gambling room As the captain
lurched by him on his way TO the door,
Norton remarked:
You amt going out without giving
us bet, are you, cap?'
The captain stopped moment, and
then unbuttoning his Oycrcoat, he said
thickly:
Make you just one bet. jim. and
laying note all Crumpied up into lit
tie ball on the double eagle, he said:
Just let 'er 20. JIM"
Around spun the little ball. and when
it stopped at last the double eagle had
won. Drawing the note toward him To
see how much he had got to pay. the
double eagle calling for tWenty-seVen to
one, he burst into loud oath. for the
captain had laid down century note,
and that single spin Of the ball had cost
the firm just $500 more. Slowly and
sadly the surprised gambler paid over
the money, saying: H.
You can 20 now, Cap. The man that
can win $500 of us at faro. and then
double ii one bet at the wheel has too
much luck TO buck again. Come in some
time when you're sober" E-
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NEVER SATISFIED.

In the Spring we long for Summer;
In the Summer for the Fall;
In the Fall the same old story
Nevere satisfied at all.
Even now, when the big fat oyster
Once again is good to eat
When our candidates embrace us
And our joy should be complete
We are looking back with longing
To the season, fair and fleet,
When The harvest winds were whispering
Through the whiskers OF the wheat.
-Goodalls sun.
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Why Junks Have Eyes
All the Year Round.

II tIIt 1tdT 1lDUIIU.
Chinese junks and boats have eyes
CARED or painted Oh the bows, which
are usually supposed TO be mere tanci-
full form of characterization. But they
have real meaning as Mr.. Fortune
found. In going up one of the rivers
from Ningpo. he was startled one day
by seeing a boatman seize his broad hat
and clap it over one of the "eyes" of the
boat, while other boats on the stream
were similarly blinded. Looking about
for an explanation he saw dead body
floating past, and he was told by the
lowed to ''see'' it, some disaster would
surely have happened, either to passen-
gers OF crew, before the voyage ended
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THE CLEARANCES.
Exchanges of the Leading Cities
For the Week.

VI
BosToN, Nov. 27.-The following Ia
bic, compiled from dispatches to the
Post from the managers of the leading
clearing houses in the United States,
shows the gross exchanges for the week
ended Nov. %, 1887, together with the
rates per cent of increase or decrease
as compared with the amounts for the
corresponding week in 1886:
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Stories Of Everyday Life
With a Pleasant Flavor
About Them.
Exploits and Examples Of the
Luck Of Gamblers I'M
Earlier Days. =
The Record and Tragic Fate
ofMcClellan, the Southern
Fire Eater.
Some Points for People Who
Love LobSterS--The Au-
thor of"Dixie." -is

LENTY of exam
pies of luck have
been cited of late
years, and the eX-
plOits of such men
as Dink Davis, Kirk
Gum and others at
the card table, have
time and time and
again been publish
ed in the papers,
but the way Capt. 5.
did up the gamblers
lin Galveston in 1879,
was about as Won
derful an example
of what luck will do
for a man as can be
found anywhere,
says the Chicago In
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= Not included in totals.
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Miscellaneous.

c. G. Goodrich, of Minneapolis, has
procured an exact match for his PAGER
MeSsina Boy, having purchased Bruno
B of Il. +. Jones, also of Minneapolis.
The team is described as being proud
stepperS, both light bay in color, with
fine names and tails, and three white
LET each. Their greatest beauty is in
the fact that they can pace to the pole
in 2:25.
w. II. Kerr, of North Middletown,
was recently offered $4,000 for his
trOtting stallion Ethan Wilkes. by
George Wilkes, dam Lady Ethan. bv
Ethan Allen. This being refused, he
was asked if he would take $4,000. He
replied in the negative, and added that
it would take S25.000 to induce him to
consider the matter.
Allen Maid, the Vermont PAGER that
made a record of 2:2O this season, which
was her first on the turf, is the first foal
got by her sire, Ashley's Ethan Allen,
and was got when he was a twO-year-
old. He is a son of lI0labirds Ethan
Allen, he by Ethan Allen.
The four-year-Old stallion Bestmont.
BY AlmCnt, dam Maggie keene, bred by
Gen. W. T. WitherS, Fair Lawn stock
farm, Lexington. has been purchased
by Maj. William Gentry and placed on
his stock farm at Sedalia, Mo.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan. is about
to try the experiment of breeding pure
Arabian horses with Percheron thor
oughbreds, hoping thereby TO raise in
this country breed of horses superior
to anything we now have.
Tom Sayers, son of the great English
prize fighter, who has been in this
country some fifteen years as jockey,
is now a full fledged trainer. having
charge of j. Lucas Turner's horses at
Nashville.
The weather in Kentucky has of late
been so unfavOrable that it is not proba-
BILE that Sudie ID. will be again sent to
beat the yearling record.
Gen. Grants ola war horse, Claiborne,
has been presented to the inmates or
the Soldiers home at Leavenworth,
Kan.
Maud has been taken to New York
city from TarrytOwn, and Mr.. Bonner is
driving her double with Pickard.
NJ. f. Dwyer has gone to France for
his health, leaving his horse matters in
the hands of his brother Phil.
A weanling by PancOast, dam Matte
Graham, was sold short time ago for
$4,000.
Pointer. by Pancoast, trOtted in 2:3O14
at Lexington, KY. a few days ago.
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A GOOD ONE.
The Promising Young Stallion Of
George Wentworth.

George Wentworth.
George Z. Wentworth, of GAINESVILLE.
Mimi, has fine stallion in H. B. 30lO.
He is a bay, 16 hands, weighs 1,150
pounds, and was fOaled April %. 1888.
He was bred by ] Sherman Hall, of
Chicago, and was sired by Dixie 1909, by
Swigert $50. First dam Lady McFet-
redge 2:29, by Woodford Mambrino
PAS, record 2:2l15, by MambrinO Chief
IL; second dam, Bayadere, by Bay
Chief. by MambrinO Chief; third dam
by Pilot. .Jr., DiXie'S dam by Richards
Bellfounder, by Hungerford's Butcher.
by Butcher, by DurOc; Sweeper, by
AleXander'S Norman. sire Of Lulu. 2:l5,
Blackwood "a, Proteine PTS. dam Blan-
dusia. by Mambrino Chief. sire of Lady
ThOrne, 2:1S14. Swigert is the sire of
Moody, PISS: CalamuS. 2:244. Win
ME Wick. 2:2414: George X. 2:2511 and
ten others in the $50 list. 1t
will be seen that H. b. is remarkably
we'll bred horse. Dixie, his sire. with
little training, has record of 2:31.
public trial 2::26, and is the son of
Swigert. who has prOduceda large num-
Der of 2:30 performers. His dam, Lady
McFetridge, with record of 2:2a, is the
daughter of the great WoOdford Mann
brine, 2:2l15, sire of Pancoast. 2:21$I.
sold last fall at auction for s2S. 900. and
who in turn sired Patron, with a three
year-Old record of 2:1915, and a five
year-Old record Of :l4. Mr.. Wentworth
has not yet definitely determined
whether he will stand him at James
vile or Mankato. He is a horse of good
size and color. excellent disposition and
q sure fOal getter.